Thorns of Gold and Shadow
In a village shadowed by the ancient, forbidden forest known only as the Between, Maren Ashby has always found solace, breaking every rule her people hold sacred. But when she....
In a village shadowed by the ancient, forbidden forest known only as the Between, Maren Ashby has always found solace, breaking every rule her people hold sacred. But when she discovers a man with scorched, broken wings lying amidst a circle of burnt earth, her quiet life shatters. He is Kaer, a creature of myth, shot down and hunted by those who seek what he possesses, and his very presence threatens to expose Maren's world to a danger far greater than overdue taxes. As she tends to his wounds in a hidden shelter, an undeniable connection sparks between them, pulling her deeper into a perilous secret. Can Maren protect this mysterious stranger, or will her act of compassion ignite a fire that consumes everything she holds dear?